Car-truck



(Nomad.) Jl C, WANDS.

GAR TRUCK.

No. 561,459. Patented June 2, 1896.

EHILmMla IINTTED STATES PATENT OEEICE,

JOHN O. IVANDS, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI.

CAR-TRUCK.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 561,459, dated June 2,1896.

Application iiled February 26, 1896. Serial No. 580,852. (No model.)

To all whom, t may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN C. IVANDS, of the city of St. Louis, State ofMissouri, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inOar-Trucks, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming apart hereof.

My invention relates to an improved cartruck, and more specically to themeans of supporting the columns in an upright position and thespring-plates in horizontal position; and it consists in the novelconstruction, combination, and arrangement of parts hereinafterdescribed and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of the part of a car-truckto which my invention relates, the relative portion of the carbolsterbeing shown in dotted lines and the brace-bars being shown in section.Fig. 2 is an end elevation of the parts shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a topplan view of the sand-board or spring-seat plates of my ear-truck. Fig.4. is a bottom plan view of one end of the springseat plate shown inFig. 3. Fig. 5 is a sectional view taken on the line 5 5 of Fig. 3. Fig.6 is a perspective of a column used in my improved truck.

Referring by numerals to the accompanying drawings, 1 and 2 are the bodyportions of the columns between which the car-bolster 3 operates. Thecar-bolster 3 is supported by the springs 4; 4a and 5 5, which rest inthe spring-seats G of the plates 7 and 8, which are connected by the bar9, riveted thereto. In the faces of the plates 7 and 8 are rectangularrecesses in which the ends of the bar 9 are positioned, the walls aroundsaid recesses iittin g closely around the ends of said bar, as shown inFig. 3. These walls prevent a shearing motion between the face of thebar and the face of the plate, and thus protect the rivets orbolts frombeing cut or sheared. The plates 7 and 8 and the bar 9, as shown in Fig.3, perform the functions of and may be conveniently designated as a sandor spring board. p

In Fig. 2 the plate 7 rests upon the lower arch-bar 10, which rests uponthe lower bracebar 11. On the inside lower ends of the eolumns 1 and 2are lugs 12 and 13, which rest on top of opposite sides of the plates 7.Ex-

tending through the entire length of each of said columns is aperpendicular aperture 14. On each end of said columns is a pair of lugs15 16 and 17 1S, between which the respective arch-bars are located.Screw-threaded bolts 19 and 20, having the nuts 21 and 22, pass throughthe arch-bars, columns, and bracebars, as shown'in Fig. 1, and iirmlyhold the same together. On the inner sides of the columns 1 and 2,respectively, are the arms 23 and 24, in which are apertures containingthe rivets 25 2G and 27 2S. On one side of each of the said arms is apair of perforated ears 29 and 30, to which is attached the brake-beamhangers. A bar 31 connects opposite columns, as shown in Fig. 1. Rows oflugs 32 32 32 32 and 33 33 are formed on the bottom of the plates 7 and8, as shown in Fig. l, the facing ends of said lugs being in line and asuflicient distance apart to allow archbar 11 and the brace-bar 10 tosink in between them, as shown in section in Fig. 5.

In the operation of my invention the car is attached to the bolster inthe ordinary way, and the brace-bars and arch-bars are attached to theaxles of the car-wheels in the ordinary way. By my improved constructionthe cartruck is held` in an upright position, as well as horizontally.It is light and simple and at the same time is more rigid and durablethan those heretofore in use.

The particular feature of my improved cartruck to which I wish to callattention is the rigid connections between the pairs of columns betweenwhich the bolster operates. It will be observed that there is one rigidconnection between the bottoms of these pairs of columns, (thesand-board,) and there are two connections between the tops of saidpairs of columns, (bars 31 and 312,) said connections being on oppositesides of and parallel with said bolster.

I claim- 1. In a car-truck, a column comprising the body portion 2having the aperture 14., the lug 13 formed on one side of said body andnear the lower end thereof, the lugs 15 and 16 formed on and projectingfrom the lower end of said body, the lugs 17 and 1S formed on andprojecting from the upper end of said body, the arm 24, having aperturesfor the rivets 27 and 28, formed on one side of said TOO body and theperforated ears 30 formed on one side of said arm, substantially asstated.

2. In a car-truck, the columns 1 and 2, each having the lug 13 on oneside thereof, the lugs 15 and 16 projecting from the lower end thereof,the lugs 17 and 1S projecting from the upper end thereof, the arm 24,having the ears 30, projecting from one side thereof, in combinationwith a bolster, springs to support said bolster, a sand or spring boardto support said springs, arch-bars and brace-bars attached to saidcolumns and axles supporting said bars, substantially as stated.

In a car-truck, a sand or spring board comprising the plates 7 and 8,the spring-seats 6 upon the upper face of each of said plates, the lugs32 and 33 upon the lower faces of said plates, the facing ends of saidlugs being in alinement to form a seat for the arch and brace bars, andthe bar 9 riveted t-o and rigidly connecting said plates 7 and 8, eachof said plates having a rectangular recess in its face in which the endof said bar 9 is seated as required to prevent shearing of the rivetsbetween the faces of said plates and the faces of said bar,substantially as specified.

4. In a car-truck, the pairs of columns 1 and 2, each of said columnshaving the lugs 13 on one side thereof, the lugs 15 and 16 projectingfrom the lower end thereof, the lugs 17 and 1S projecting from the upperend thereof, the arm 24, having the ear 30, projecting from one sidethereof and the bar 31 rigidly connecting opposite columns of each pairand the bar 31 rigidly connecting the other columns of each pair, and aear-bolster operating between said bars 31 and 31, substantially asspecified.

5. In a car-truck, a pair of columns on one end rigidly connected at thetop and bottom by arch-bars and brace-bars, the end of -the sand orspring board between the lower ends of said columns and rigidly attachedthereto, mating columns and connections at the opposite end of saidtruck, a rigid connection between the two ends of the sand or springboard, and rigid connections transversely of the car between the upperends of the mating columns, substantially as stated.

6. In a ear-truck, a rigid connection transverselyof the car between thebottoms of oppositely-arranged pairs of columns, a car-bol steroperating above said connection and between the columns of each pair,two rigid connections transversely of the car one on each side of saidbolster and parallel therewith, between the oppositely-arranged columns,substantially as specified.

7. In a eartruck, a pair of columns at each end of the bolster, rigidconnections between the bottoms of each pair of columns and a rigidconnection from the bottom of one pair of columns to the bottom of theother pair of columns, rigid connections between the top of each pair ofcolumns and rigid connections from the tops of one pair of columns tothe tops of the other pair of columns, substantially as speciiied.

S. In a car-truck, a pair of columns at one end of the bolster, one oneach side thereof, rigid connections transversely of the bolster andboth above and below said bolster, a mat-- ing pair of columns on theopposite end of said bolster, one on each side thereof, rigidconnections transversely of the bolster and both above and below saidbolster, a rigid connection parallel with the bolster between the bottomends of said columns, and rigid connections between the top ends of saideolumns, said connections being on each side of said bolster andparallel therewith, substantially as stated.

9. In a car-truck, a pair of columns at one end of the bolster, one oneach side thereof, rigid connections transversely of the bolster andboth above and below said bolster, a mating pair of columns on theopposite end of said bolster one on each side thereof, springs undereach end of said bolster, rigid connections transversely of the bolsterand both above and below said bolster, a rigid connection parallel withthe bolster between the bottom ends of said columns and rigidconnections between the top ends of said columns, said connections beingon each side of said bolster and parallel therewith, substantially asstated.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN C. VANDS. lVitnesses:

E. E. LoNeAN, MAUD GRIFFIN.

